Cyber Resilience

CVE-2025-15518

Command Injection in Tp-Link Archer Nx600 Firmware ≤ 1.3.0

Command Injection
Published
23 March 2026
Modified
31 March 2026
Patch / advisory
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CVSS Score v4 8.5
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Raw vectorCVSS:4.0/AV:A/AC:L/AT:N/PR:H/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X
EPSS Score 0.0062 46th percentile
Risk Priority 29 floored blend · peak EPSS

Summary

CVE-2025-15518 is a high-severity OS Command Injection (CWE-78) vulnerability in Tp-Link Archer Nx200. Its CVSS base score is 8.5 (High).

Operationally, exploitation aligns with the MITRE ATT&CK technique Command and Scripting Interpreter (T1059); ranked at the 46th percentile by exploit likelihood (below the median); it is not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

The strongest mitigations our analysis identified map to SA-11 (Developer Testing and Evaluation) and SI-10 (Information Input Validation) — see the control section below for these in your framework.

Deeper analysis AI-assisted summary

Synthesised by an AI model from the NVD description and linked references — a reading aid, not an authoritative source.

CVE-2025-15518 involves improper input handling in a wireless-control administrative CLI command on TP-Link Archer NX200, NX210, NX500, and NX600 routers. This flaw allows crafted input to be executed as part of an operating system command, enabling OS command injection as defined by CWE-78. Published on 2026-03-23, the vulnerability carries a CVSS v3.1 base score of 7.2 (AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H).

An authenticated attacker possessing administrative privileges can exploit this vulnerability remotely over the network with low attack complexity and without requiring user interaction. Exploitation grants the ability to execute arbitrary operating system commands on the device, thereby impacting its confidentiality, integrity, and availability.

TP-Link advisories recommend mitigation through firmware updates available on their support download pages for the Archer NX200, NX210, NX500, and NX600 models. Further guidance is provided in the support FAQ at https://www.tp-link.com/us/support/faq/5027/.

OWASP Top 10 for Web (2025)

A05:2025 Injection

EU & UK References

Vulnerability Data

Improper input handling in a wireless-control administrative CLI command on TP-Link Archer NX200, NX210, NX500 and NX600 allows crafted input to be executed as part of an operating system command. An authenticated attacker with administrative privileges may execute arbitrary commands…

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on the operating system, impacting the confidentiality, integrity, and availability of the device.

CWE(s)
CWE-78

Related Threats

MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise Techniques

T1059 Command and Scripting Interpreter Execution
Adversaries may abuse command and script interpreters to execute commands, scripts, or binaries.
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T1059.003 Windows Command Shell Execution
Adversaries may abuse the Windows command shell for execution.
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T1059.004 Unix Shell Execution
Adversaries may abuse Unix shell commands and scripts for execution.
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T1059.001 PowerShell Execution
Adversaries may abuse PowerShell commands and scripts for execution.
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T1190 Exploit Public-Facing Application Initial Access
Adversaries may attempt to exploit a weakness in an Internet-facing host or system to initially access a network.
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Derived from this CVE’s CWE(s) via the direct CWE→ATT&CK cross-walk.

CVEs Like This One

CVE-2025-15519Same product: Tp-Link Archer Nx200
CVE-2025-15517Same product: Tp-Link Archer Nx200
CVE-2024-21833Same vendor: Tp-Link
CVE-2023-43482Same vendor: Tp-Link
CVE-2026-30818Same vendor: Tp-Link
CVE-2023-38563Same vendor: Tp-Link
CVE-2023-36498Same vendor: Tp-Link
CVE-2026-22224Same vendor: Tp-Link
CVE-2023-38588Same vendor: Tp-Link
CVE-2026-9044Same vendor: Tp-Link

Affected Assets

tp-link
archer nx600 firmware
≤ 1.3.0 · ≤ 1.3.0 · ≤ 1.4.0
tp-link
archer nx500 firmware
≤ 1.5.0 · ≤ 1.3.0
tp-link
archer nx210 firmware
≤ 1.3.0 · ≤ 1.3.0
tp-link
archer nx200 firmware
≤ 1.3.0 · ≤ 1.3.0 · ≤ 1.8.0

Mitigating Controls

Control response

Prevent
Stop it (NIST 800-53)

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Detect
Catch it (NIST detect / respond)

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Harden
Shrink the surface (DISA STIG)

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Validate
Prove the fix (OWASP ASVS)
  • V1.2.5
  • V1.2.8
  • V15.2.5

Mitigating Controls (NIST 800-53 r5) AI

SA-11 Developer Testing and Evaluation good match

Developer testing and evaluation can discover missing or incorrect command sanitization during development.

SI-10 Information Input Validation good match

Input validation directly neutralizes or rejects special characters that would otherwise alter OS command structure.

AC-6 Least Privilege partial match

Least privilege reduces the permissions available to any process that could be subverted by injected commands.

CM-7 Least Functionality partial match

Least functionality restricts available OS commands and interpreters, limiting the blast radius of injection.

SA-8 Security and Privacy Engineering Principles partial match

Secure engineering principles require proper neutralization of untrusted input before command construction.

Mitigating Controls (NIST CSF 2.0) AI

Derived directly from the weakness types (CWEs) cited in the NVD entry via our AI-authored CWE→CSF cross-walk (authority under review) — links open the control.

PR.PS-06 mostly match
prevents

PR.PS-06's SDLC practices directly require secure coding and input handling that blocks command-injection defects, yet the single broad outcome leaves many specific neutralization vectors and verification gaps unaddressed.

PR.PS-02 partial match
prevents

Routine patching/maintenance can remediate known command-injection CVEs in dependencies (partial forward) but does nothing to stop developers from introducing improper neutralization in custom code (none reverse).

Mitigating Controls (ISO/IEC 27001:2022 Annex A) AI

Derived directly from the weakness types (CWEs) cited in the NVD entry via our AI-authored CWE→ISO cross-walk (authority under review) — links open the control.

A.8.29 Security testing in development and acceptance mostly match
finds

Security testing and code review target insecure use of operating-system command interfaces, catching command-injection flaws introduced during development.

References